Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University is a government university which was situated at Prayagraj and was established in 1999. The university was named after the female freedom fighter Rajarshi Purushottam Das Tandon born in Allahabad. The university has a separate department for distance education whose main objective is to offer distance education to students around the world who are not able to enroll in a regular degree due to their circumstances.

The university is among the top-ranked universities and has a well-maintained reputation for offering top-notch education. The university offers various programs under its distance education program in various specializations such as humanities, arts, science, commerce, finance, engineering, and many more. The university also offers various study programs at different study levels such as undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma, certificate, and graduate diploma.

The Rajarshi Tandon Open University is a valid university and follows all the guidelines imposed by the government approved by the University Grants Commission and recognized by the Distance Education Council (DEC). meanwhile, the university also has many accreditations like the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), AICTE, and UGC’s Distance Education Bureau.